Hong Yuan's proclamation echoed throughout the entire Primordial Wilderness.
It also awakened quite a few people.
Although the Heavenly Dao had yet to appear, they still managed to deduce information about Hong Yuan.
This was also because Hong Yuan had not concealed himself.
Through their deductions, they came to understand Hong Yuan's origins.
"Hong Yuan?! Who is that? Pangu's younger brother?!"
"Pangu has a younger brother?!"
Somewhere in the Primordial Wilderness, a mass of incomparably pure demonic qi suddenly surged violently.
"Damn it, where did this Hong Yuan come from? Why did he suddenly emerge into the world?!! I haven't even undergone Form Transformation yet!!"
Elsewhere, a Hollow Willow swayed in the wind.
It muttered to itself, "Hong Yuan?! I wonder whether Hong Yuan's emergence is a blessing or a calamity. No, this old Daoist must make preparations!"
An enormous earthworm stretching hundreds of millions of zhang also felt an inexplicable pressure.
"No, I need to speed up my emergence!"
With that, he picked up a small half-piece of a mysterious fragment beside him and continued contemplating it.
If any of the surviving Demon Gods saw this item, they would surely be shocked.
Wasn't this the Jade Plate of Creation?!
Within Hong Yuan Hall, the Great Dao's gaze also fell upon this place.
There was none of its previous majesty or solemnity in that gaze, only gentleness.
In an instant, towering divine light descended upon every corner of the Hong Yuan Realm.
The divine light transformed into a rain that filled the sky, nourishing every part of the Hong Yuan Realm.
Countless green plants appeared as a result, rapidly growing in the blink of an eye.
Before long, towering trees had grown one after another.
Facing the favor bestowed by the Great Dao, they continuously waved their leaves, as though rejoicing in delight.
The living beings also gazed devoutly toward Hong Yuan Hall at the center of the world, kneeling and worshipping.
It was as though they were on a pilgrimage.
Within Hong Yuan Hall, Hong Yuan respectfully cupped his hands toward the Great Dao.
"Hong Yuan thanks Father."
Vaguely, all living beings in the world seemed to see the Great Dao nod kindly and benevolently.
But after Hong Yuan finished saluting, his eyes rolled slightly.
He cautiously asked, "Father, your child once heard that in some places, fathers always prepare gifts after their children's coming-of-age ceremonies. Look, your child has now become a Primordial Golden Immortal. Shouldn't you do something?"
Boom!
The moment Hong Yuan finished speaking, an incomparably terrifying Great Dao tribulation lightning bolt suddenly struck beneath his feet.
That bolt caused time throughout the entire Hong Yuan Realm to stagnate for an instant.
All living beings seemed to have seen the most terrifying existence in the world.
Their souls trembled uncontrollably.
At that moment, only one thought remained in their minds.
"Esteemed One, please don't mess around. We're scared."
They feared that Hong Yuan would make the Great Dao unhappy and get them all struck dead.
They had only just been born. Were they going to be reforged before they had even finished celebrating?
Within the hall, Hong Yuan looked at the tribulation lightning that had just fallen. It appeared tremendously imposing, yet it had caused no harm at all. He could not help curling his lips.
"So stingy."
Still, he had indeed been startled by that Great Dao tribulation lightning.
But after realizing that the bolt had merely been intimidating and was, at most, just a loud noise, he could not help complaining.
Upon hearing Hong Yuan's complaint, the Great Dao finally lost patience.
Boom!
A tribulation lightning bolt struck Hong Yuan directly.
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"Urgh—"
Hong Yuan was struck squarely. His entire body instantly turned pitch-black, leaving him in a miserable state as he immediately fled.
Yet no matter where Hong Yuan appeared, a tribulation lightning bolt would strike directly onto his head.
The injuries were minor, but the humiliation was immense.
This made every living being in the Hong Yuan Realm even more terrified. The vegetation was relatively fortunate; it all curled up, not even daring to spread its leaves.
As for the other living beings, they directly dug pits and buried themselves inside.
They hid there and trembled.
I didn't see anything. Don't strike me!
Inside Hong Yuan Hall.
"Father, stop striking me! I was wrong, I was wrong!!"
Hong Yuan ran while apologizing in panic, his attitude exceedingly sincere.
Only after hearing Hong Yuan's apology did the Great Dao finally withdraw the tribulation lightning and stop striking him.
After merely glancing at Hong Yuan, he departed.
Before leaving, however, he still placed a spiritual pool beside the Ten Spiritual Roots.
Hong Yuan shrank his head. Only after sensing that the Great Dao had departed did he slowly straighten up.
Upon sensing the newly appeared spiritual pool, Hong Yuan could not help lifting the corners of his mouth.
With a casual wave of his hand, his bedraggled appearance instantly vanished.
He returned to his previous otherworldly appearance.
The tribulation lightning bestowed by the Great Dao had merely made him look somewhat miserable; it had not affected him in the slightest.
In fact, after being struck, Hong Yuan instead felt that his physical body had become considerably stronger.
After the Great Dao departed, Hong Yuan slowly swept his gaze across all the living beings in the Hong Yuan Realm.
In an even tone, he said, "Ten thousand years from now, I will preach the Dao atop Hong Yuan Mountain for one Yuan Hui. All living beings born with intelligence may come and listen!"
In an instant, Hong Yuan's voice spread throughout the entire Hong Yuan Realm.
At that moment, every living being in the Hong Yuan Realm finally broke free from their previous terror and fell into overwhelming joy.
They continuously kowtowed toward Hong Yuan in worship.
Hong Yuan was also very satisfied with the response of the Hong Yuan Realm's living beings.
Although these beings were far inferior to the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches in terms of Root Foundation.
They had emerged early, after all.
At this point, even Hongjun and Yang Mei had likely yet to emerge into the world.
Not to mention the Three Pure Ones.
Moreover, the Hong Yuan Realm needed servants to manage it, and it was better to use living beings born within the Hong Yuan Realm.
The only drawback was that these beings were somewhat too weak.
Most of them had only barely reached the Mystic Immortal realm.
What a damn mess.
Still, they could not be blamed. First, they possessed no exceptionally heaven-defying Root Foundation. Second, they had merely been enlightened by the Great Dao unintentionally. Not to mention that most of the divine rain bestowed by the Great Dao had been absorbed by the Hong Yuan Realm itself.
It was already fortunate that they had gained intelligence.
In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed.
Though ten thousand years was short, it allowed Hong Yuan to completely stabilize his cultivation at the Second Heaven of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.
His strength was enough to rival that of a Fifth Heaven Primordial Golden Immortal.
More than ten laws within his body had also been comprehended to the Second Heaven of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, equal to his cultivation.
Hong Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
At the foot of Hong Yuan Mountain, three thousand living beings were already waiting quietly.
There were animals, spirits, Spiritual Plants, and creatures of every possible form.
It was a chaotic gathering of demons, with all manner of appearances.
Yet none of these living beings argued. Without exception, they quietly remained at the foot of the mountain, their faces filled with reverence, afraid that even the slightest sound would displease the Esteemed One atop the mountain.
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